VOCATIVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed

Synonyms:

vocative; vocative case

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("vocative" is a kind of...):

oblique; oblique case (any grammatical case other than the nominative)

Derivation:

vocative (relating to a case used in some languages)

Meaning:

Relating to a case used in some languages

Example:

vocative verb endings

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Domain category:

linguistics (the scientific study of language)

Pertainym:

vocative (the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed)

Derivation:

vocative (the case (in some inflected languages) used when the referent of the noun is being addressed)